A 2784 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Authorizes school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional spending for budget year and subsequent budget year.

This bill allows New Jersey school districts that have moved their annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional funding for either the current budget year, the following year, or both. Currently, districts that move elections to November must implement funding increases during the school year when the election occurs, creating budgeting challenges. The bill provides these districts with greater flexibility by enabling them to delay implementing tax levy increases for approved proposals until the subsequent school year. It specifically prevents districts from using "banked" tax levy amounts for the subsequent year if they approve a separate proposal for that year. This change helps districts better plan for initiatives like expanding educational programs, as they can time funding implementation to align with their budget cycles.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025 · General Assembly Apr 15, 2024

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
12 Yea 3
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.234.
executive
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0)
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
upper
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
Jun 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 6, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-1)
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Wimberly)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
5 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors